Kraft Foods Inc. - Revision history

Matthew Pringle: SMC category added, formatted page slightly, added Rob Rees role as chair of health4schools, funded by Kraft

2016-07-12T14:46:43Z

SMC category added, formatted page slightly, added Rob Rees role as chair of health4schools, funded by Kraft

Josh Leeson at 16:47, 27 January 2015

2015-01-27T16:47:50Z

Matthew Pringle: Affiliations - SMC funding info added

2013-12-13T12:51:42Z

Affiliations - SMC funding info added

Lynn Hill: /* Corporate lobby groups */

2008-02-27T11:07:44Z

Corporate lobby groups

Lynn Hill: standardising ref format

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standardising ref format

David at 20:46, 26 February 2008

2008-02-26T20:46:51Z

Mary Spowart at 14:59, 4 October 2007

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Mary Spowart at 14:52, 4 October 2007

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Mary Spowart at 14:51, 4 October 2007

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Mary Spowart at 14:06, 4 October 2007

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 ==People==
-*[[Rob Rees]]
+*[[Rob Rees]] - Chairs the independent steering committee for health4schools, a community project funded by Kraft Foods.<ref>[https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robreesltd Rob rees profile], ''LinkedIn'', accessed 12 July 2016.</ref>
 === Board of Directors ===
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 * [[Mary L. Schapiro]] Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, FINRA
 * [[Deborah C. Wright]] Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Carver Bancorp, Inc.
 ==Employees ==
 Total Number of Kraft Employees by Region<ref>Kraft [http://kraft.com/responsibility/people.aspx People] accessed 2007</ref>:
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 * European Union 16,039
 * Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EEMA) 6,334
 == Finances ==
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 Kraft will earn $2.85 billion in 2007, around $1.80 to $1.82 a share, leaving out one-time items. Add those in, and Kraft's net income drop to $2.45 billion, its poorest year since 2001<ref>Michael Arndt (2007)[http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/sep2007/db20070924_882990.htm Kraft at Work Burnishing Its Brands] Viewed 2007</ref>.
 == Policy ==
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 To this end Kraft have several policy initiatives in various areas such as sustainable farming, nutrition and wellbeing and quality and food safety.
 === Nutrition and wellbeing ===
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 === Child labour ===
 Kraft buy massive quantities of coffee and cocoa and have a statement on child labour which they claim is based on [[International Labor Organization]] (ILO) conventions and national laws.
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 What is also troubling is what appears to be missing from the Kraft statement. There does not appear to be any commitment to a regime of inspection in the issue of child labour, or any commitment to pay for such a regime. And at no point does the statement indicate what would happen to any producers or supplier who broke the Karft code on child labour<ref>Kraft [http://kraft.com/responsibility/people_policy.aspx People Policy] Accessed 2007</ref>.
 == Affiliations ==
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 *[[International Food Information Council]] Donor<ref>Kraft Foods Inc [http://www.kraft.com/responsibility/nhw_communitybased.aspx Community-based Health and Wellness Programs] Accessed 2007</ref>
 *[[European Food Information Council]]<ref>European Food Information Council [http://www.eufic.org/page/en/page/ONEUFIC/ About EUFIC] Accessed 2007</ref> Member
 ===PR/Lobbying Agencies/People===
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 </ref>
+[[Category:Food and Agriculture Industry]][[Category: Transnational Corporations]][[Category:Science Media Centre]]

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 *[[Noguchi Communications]]<ref>Porter Novelli [http://www.porternovelli.com/site/pressrelease.aspx?pressrelease_id=63&pgname=news Porter Novelli Announces New Hungarian Partner Noguchi Communications Joins Agency Network] Accessed 2007</ref>
 *[[Interbrand]]<ref>Interbrand 2007 [http://www.interbrand.com/portfolio_details.asp?portfolio=2291 In A Biskit: Stops the Munchies] Accessed 2007</ref>
+*[[EUK Consulting]] Ltd
 ===Corporate lobby groups===

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	===Other services===		===Other services===
	*[[Brambles]]<ref>Brambles 2007 [http://www.brambles.com/bxb/content/about_otherbusinesses_chep.html Chep Overview] Accessed 2007</ref>		*[[Brambles]]<ref>Brambles 2007 [http://www.brambles.com/bxb/content/about_otherbusinesses_chep.html Chep Overview] Accessed 2007</ref>
		+	*Kraft Foods Inc was a donor to the [[Science Media Centre]] from October 2004 to May 2009 according to the SMC.<ref>Data from Internet Archive holdings of the Science Media Centre website, 2002-2013.
		+	*Oct 2004 http://web.archive.org/web/20041205182639/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/funding.htm ; and http://web.archive.org/web/20051029205959/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/funding.htm
		+	*Nov 2005 http://web.archive.org/web/20051227000834/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/funding.htm
		+	*Apr 2006 http://web.archive.org/web/20060910221525/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/funding.htm
		+	*Feb 2007 http://web.archive.org/web/20070829210611/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/funding.htm
		+	*Jul 2008 http://web.archive.org/web/20081202143334/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/pages/about/funding.htm
		+	*May 2009 http://web.archive.org/web/20090830202526/http://www.sciencemediacentre.org/pages/about/funding.htm
		+	</ref>
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	*[[Food and Drink Federation]]<ref>Food and Drink Federation 2007 [http://www.fdf.org.uk/members_full.aspx?letter=k Full Members] Accessed 2007</ref>		*[[Food and Drink Federation]]<ref>Food and Drink Federation 2007 [http://www.fdf.org.uk/members_full.aspx?letter=k Full Members] Accessed 2007</ref>

		+	*[[American Benefits Council]]. Kraft is listed as a member in 2008<ref>American Benefits Council [http://www.americanbenefitscouncil.org/about/memberlist.cfm Memberships] Accessed 26th February 2008</ref>.

	===Community and Social Responsibility initiatives===		===Community and Social Responsibility initiatives===

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-Kraft Foods is a packaged food company formerly owned by tobacco giant [[Philip Morris]]/[[Altria]]{{ref|1}}.
+Kraft Foods is a packaged food company formerly owned by tobacco giant [[Philip Morris]]/[[Altria]]<ref>Altria Group Inc 2007 [http://www.altria.com/investors/02_00_NewsDetail.asp?reqid=980448 Altria Group, Inc. Completes Spin-off of Kraft Foods Inc.] Accessed 2007</ref>.
 In 2006, they purchased about $8.2 billion worth of commodities. The company is one of the world’s largest purchasers of several agricultural commodities, including such varied products as coffee, cocoa and select nuts.
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-Total Number of Kraft Employees by Region:{{ref|2}}
+Total Number of Kraft Employees by Region<ref>Kraft [http://kraft.com/responsibility/people.aspx People] accessed 2007</ref>:
 * North America 46,812
 * Asia Pacific 5,140
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 At the present time (Oct 2007) Rosenfeld forecasts revenues will increase at least 4% in 2007, to $35.7 billion, excluding the effects of the company's $7.2 billion purchase of part of [[Groupe Danone]] (GDNNY). That's higher than the company's 0.7% growth in 2006, but short of the company's targets and also short of the 5% increases the company delivered from 2002 to 2005.
-Kraft will earn $2.85 billion in 2007, around $1.80 to $1.82 a share, leaving out one-time items. Add those in, and Kraft's net income drop to $2.45 billion, its poorest year since 2001.{{ref|3}}
+Kraft will earn $2.85 billion in 2007, around $1.80 to $1.82 a share, leaving out one-time items. Add those in, and Kraft's net income drop to $2.45 billion, its poorest year since 2001<ref>Michael Arndt (2007)[http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/sep2007/db20070924_882990.htm Kraft at Work Burnishing Its Brands] Viewed 2007</ref>.
 == Policy ==
-Kraft claim that they are " are committed to responsible business conduct. We constantly strive to stay in touch with society’s changing expectations of us and determine where we can help make a meaningful difference to society." :{{ref|4}}
+Kraft claim that they are " are committed to responsible business conduct. We constantly strive to stay in touch with society’s changing expectations of us and determine where we can help make a meaningful difference to society." <ref>Kraft [http://kraft.com/responsibility/home.aspx home] Accessed 2007</ref>:
 To this end Kraft have several policy initiatives in various areas such as sustainable farming, nutrition and wellbeing and quality and food safety.
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 === Nutrition and wellbeing ===
-Under the policy area of nutrition and wellbeing Kraft claim they are investing in tackling childhood obesity worldide. Kraft UK & Ireland, are "helping children to find out about healthy lifestyles and create their ideal playgrounds through [[health4schools]]". This programme claims to take a holistic approach to "nurturing life-long healthy lifestyle habits in children, by encouraging them to grow their own food, plan and cook healthy meals, appreciate the benefits of breakfast and engage in active play". Each school that participates in ther programme receives a package of support and resources worth €7000, including a grant to pay for improvements to the playground. The programme is currently underway in 75 Gloucestershire schools and will Kraft are aiming to extend the programme to at least 100 schools in the future. The programme has been developed in partnership with the Local Education Authority and Business in the Community.{{ref|5}}
+Under the policy area of nutrition and wellbeing Kraft claim they are investing in tackling childhood obesity worldide. Kraft UK & Ireland, are "helping children to find out about healthy lifestyles and create their ideal playgrounds through [[health4schools]]". This programme claims to take a holistic approach to "nurturing life-long healthy lifestyle habits in children, by encouraging them to grow their own food, plan and cook healthy meals, appreciate the benefits of breakfast and engage in active play". Each school that participates in ther programme receives a package of support and resources worth €7000, including a grant to pay for improvements to the playground. The programme is currently underway in 75 Gloucestershire schools and will Kraft are aiming to extend the programme to at least 100 schools in the future. The programme has been developed in partnership with the Local Education Authority and Business in the Community<ref>Kraft [http://kraft.com/responsibility/nhw_communitybased.aspx Community] Accessed 2007</ref>.
-At the same time they have remained robust in defence of their policies on portion size, fat and sugar levels in certain products, lebaelling and advertising to children above 6.
+At the same time they have remained robust in defence of their policies on portion size, fat and sugar levels in certain products, labelling and advertising to children above 6.
 === Child labour ===
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 This however, is then followed by the following comment " Global supply chains for raw materials, including some agricultural products of relevance to our business, can be lengthy and quite complex, reducing our potential influence and adding further hurdles to the challenge of understanding and effectively addressing issues that may exist." This appears to give Kraft a "get out" clause whereby any breaches of their code would have occured due to the complexities on the business and would be the fault of local producers not Kraft.
-What is also troubling is what appears to be missing from the Kraft statement. There does not appear to be any commitment to a regime of inspection in the issue of child labour, or any commitment to pay for such a regime. And at no point does the statement indicate what would happen to any producers or supplier who broke the Karft code on child labour. {{ref|6}}
+What is also troubling is what appears to be missing from the Kraft statement. There does not appear to be any commitment to a regime of inspection in the issue of child labour, or any commitment to pay for such a regime. And at no point does the statement indicate what would happen to any producers or supplier who broke the Karft code on child labour<ref>Kraft [http://kraft.com/responsibility/people_policy.aspx People Policy] Accessed 2007</ref>.
 == Affiliations ==
-*[[American Council for Fitness and Nutrition]]{{ref|7}} Executive Board Member
+*[[American Council for Fitness and Nutrition]]<ref>American Council for Fitness and Nutrition [http://www.acfn.org/about-members/ Members] Accessed 2007</ref> Executive Board Member
-*[[British Nutrition Foundation]]{{ref|8}} Member
+*[[British Nutrition Foundation]]<ref>British Nutrition Foundation 2007 [http://www.nutrition.org.uk/home.asp?siteId=43&sectionId=352&parentSection=305&which=7 BNF Member Companies] Accessed 2007</ref> Member
-*[[International Food Information Council]] Donor{{ref|9}}
+*[[International Food Information Council]] Donor<ref>Kraft Foods Inc [http://www.kraft.com/responsibility/nhw_communitybased.aspx Community-based Health and Wellness Programs] Accessed 2007</ref>
-*[[European Food Information Council]]{{ref|10}} Member
+*[[European Food Information Council]]<ref>European Food Information Council [http://www.eufic.org/page/en/page/ONEUFIC/ About EUFIC] Accessed 2007</ref> Member
 ===PR/Lobbying Agencies/People===
-*[[Bivings Group]] {{ref|11}}
+*[[Bivings Group]]<ref>The Bivings Group 2007 [http://www.bivings.com/client/index.html Client List] accessed 2007</ref>
-*[[Edelman]] {{ref|12}}
+*[[Edelman]]<ref>Paul Goldberg (2003) [http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/2003Q3/cancer.html Cancer PR Firms Still Addicted to Tobacco] PR Watch, Third Quarter 2003, Volume 10, No. 3. Accessed 2007</ref>
-*[[Society of European Affairs Professionals]] {{ref|13}}
+*[[Society of European Affairs Professionals]]<ref>Society of European Affairs Professionals 2007 [http://www.seap.eu.org/html/members.html Members of SEAP] Accessed 2007</ref>
-*[[Lexis Public Relations Ltd]] {{ref|14}}
+*[[Lexis Public Relations Ltd]]<ref>Corporate Watch [http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/?lid=1303 GLENEAGLES: Lexis PR and corporate sponsorships] Accessed 2007</ref>
-*[[Noguchi Communications]]{{ref|15}}
+*[[Noguchi Communications]]<ref>Porter Novelli [http://www.porternovelli.com/site/pressrelease.aspx?pressrelease_id=63&pgname=news Porter Novelli Announces New Hungarian Partner Noguchi Communications Joins Agency Network] Accessed 2007</ref>
-*[[Interbrand]] {{ref|16}}
+*[[Interbrand]]<ref>Interbrand 2007 [http://www.interbrand.com/portfolio_details.asp?portfolio=2291 In A Biskit: Stops the Munchies] Accessed 2007</ref>
 ===Corporate lobby groups===
-*[[Food and Drink Federation]]{{ref|17}}
+*[[Food and Drink Federation]]<ref>Food and Drink Federation 2007 [http://www.fdf.org.uk/members_full.aspx?letter=k Full Members] Accessed 2007</ref>
 ===Community and Social Responsibility initiatives===
-*[[Kraft Cares]]{{ref|18}}
+*[[Kraft Cares]]<ref>Kraft 2007 [http://www.kraft.com/responsibility/cc_kraft_cares.aspx Kraft Cares: Focusing Our Giving to Make a Difference] Accessed 2007</ref>
 *[[health4schools]]
 ===Other services===
-*[[Brambles]]{{ref|19}}
+*[[Brambles]]<ref>Brambles 2007 [http://www.brambles.com/bxb/content/about_otherbusinesses_chep.html Chep Overview] Accessed 2007</ref>
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 == References ==
+<references/>

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 ==People==
 *[[Rob Rees]]
 === Board of Directors ===
 * [[Irene B. Rosenfeld]] Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kraft Foods Inc.
-* [[Irene B. Rosenfeld]]
+* [[Ajay Banga]] Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Global Consumer Group, Citigroup, Inc.
-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kraft Foods Inc.
+* [[Jan Bennink]] President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Numico N.V.
 * [[Louis C. Camilleri]] Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Altria Group, Inc.
-* [[Ajay Banga]]
+* [[Mark Ketchum]]  President and Chief Executive Officer, Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
-Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Global Consumer Group, Citigroup, Inc.
+* Dr. [[Richard A. Lerner]] President, The Scripps Research Institute
 * [[John C. Pope]] Chairman, PFI Group, LLC
-* [[Jan Bennink]]
+* [[Mary L. Schapiro]] Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, FINRA
-President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Numico N.V.
+* [[Deborah C. Wright]] Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Carver Bancorp, Inc.
-=== Employees ===
+==Employees ==

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 #{{note|3}} http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/sep2007/db20070924_882990.htm
 #{{note|4}}http://kraft.com/responsibility/home.aspx
-#{{note|5}} http://kraft.com/responsibility/nhw_communitybased.aspx
+#{{note|5}}http://kraft.com/responsibility/nhw_communitybased.aspx
-#{{ref|6}} http://kraft.com/responsibility/people_policy.aspx
+#{{note|6}}http://kraft.com/responsibility/people_policy.aspx
 #{{note|7}}American Council for Fitness and Nutrition [http://www.acfn.org/about-members/ Members]
 #{{note|8}}British Nutrition Foundation 2007 [http://www.nutrition.org.uk/home.asp?siteId=43&sectionId=352&parentSection=305&which=7 BNF Member Companies]

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 Since Kraft became independent from [[Altria]] in March 2006 it has  become a magnet for big-name investors who like undervalued stocks.
-[[Irene Rosenfeld]] had developed a three year recovery plan for teh company. By 2009, she promises Kraft will be able to hit 7% to 9% annual growth in earnings per share and sales from the company's existing brands 4% annually.
+[[Irene Rosenfeld]] had developed a three year recovery plan for the company. By 2009, she promises Kraft will be able to hit 7% to 9% annual growth in earnings per share and sales from the company's existing brands 4% annually.
-At the present time (Oct 2007) Rosenfeld forecasts revenues will increase at least 4% in 2007, to $35.7 billion, excluding the pop from the company's $7.2 billion purchase of part of [[Groupe Danone]] (GDNNY). That's higher than the company's 0.7% growth in 2006, but short of the company's targets and also short shy of the 5% increases the company delivered from 2002 to 2005.
+At the present time (Oct 2007) Rosenfeld forecasts revenues will increase at least 4% in 2007, to $35.7 billion, excluding the effects of the company's $7.2 billion purchase of part of [[Groupe Danone]] (GDNNY). That's higher than the company's 0.7% growth in 2006, but short of the company's targets and also short of the 5% increases the company delivered from 2002 to 2005.
-Kraft will earn $2.85 billion in 2007, around $1.80 to $1.82 a share, leaving out one-time items. Add those in, and Kraft's net income drop to $2.45 billion, its poorest year since 2001.:{{ref|3}}
+Kraft will earn $2.85 billion in 2007, around $1.80 to $1.82 a share, leaving out one-time items. Add those in, and Kraft's net income drop to $2.45 billion, its poorest year since 2001.{{ref|3}}

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-Kraft buy massive qiantities of cofee and cocoa and have a statement on child labour which they claim is based o on International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions and national laws.
+Kraft buy massive quantities of coffee and cocoa and have a statement on child labour which they claim is based on [[International Labor Organization]] (ILO) conventions and national laws.
 They state their comitment to "restrict employment to those age 15 or older, or the local minimum employment age, or the mandatory school age, whichever is higher."
 They go on to state that they " communicate this policy to our direct suppliers, licensees and joint ventures, and we include a clear contractual obligation to meet these requirements as an ongoing condition of our business relationship. "
-This however is thern followed by the following comment " Global supply chains for raw materials, including some agricultural products of relevance to our business, can be lengthy and quite complex, reducing our potential influence and adding further hurdles to the challenge of understanding and effectively addressing issues that may exist."
+This however, is then followed by the following comment " Global supply chains for raw materials, including some agricultural products of relevance to our business, can be lengthy and quite complex, reducing our potential influence and adding further hurdles to the challenge of understanding and effectively addressing issues that may exist." This appears to give Kraft a "get out" clause whereby any breaches of their code would have occured due to the complexities on the business and would be the fault of local producers not Kraft.